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Triple-doubles, to be clear, are no surefire indicator of actual effect on winning. Is a player who finishes with double-digit points and assists on solid efficiency but grabs only eight rebounds less impactful than another who manages a triple-double while shooting 30% from the field? Of course not. Round numbers aren’t any more meaningful than […]

Chet Holmgren, shocker, was no match for Nikola Jokic defensively. The reigning Finals MVP dropped 28 points, 14 rebounds and five on 12-of-16 shooting across just 30 minutes of court time in the Denver Nuggets’ beatdown of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday, proving much too big, strong and skilled for Holmgren during their first […]

Another day, another historic milestone reached by Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, who’s picking up right where he left off after last season’s title. The Nuggets defeated the Utah Jazz on Monday, 110-102. Jokic finished the night with 27 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds. This marks Jokic’s 107th career triple-double, tying both LeBron James […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic is picking up right where he left off after winning a championship and Finals MVP last year in an incredible run. With the first week of the season in the books, Nikola Jokic has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week. Nikola Jokic and Tyrese Maxey have been […]

What does it take to win the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award? Some claim that the NBA MVP is a statistical award, while others claim it goes to the best player on the best team. Perhaps both of these things are true, as the race for MVP is always tough to sort through over the […]

This article features Nikola Jokic’s incredible $1.35 million car collection. After leading the Denver Nuggets to the 2023 NBA championship, there’s no question that Jokic has cemented himself as one of the best centers in league history. In fact, Jokic is arguably the best player to ever suit up in a Nuggets uniform, especially after […]

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren got his first look at Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic on Sunday. Jokic got the better of the matchup, finishing with 28 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and a 128-95 win. Holmgren didn’t do too bad himself though with 19 points and four rebounds. After the game though, […]

On Friday, Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets took on the Memphis Grizzlies. The Nuggets maintained the lead throughout the majority of the game, but became a bit lethargic and allowed the Grizzlies to come storming back. The Nuggets suddenly had to pick up the pace, and it was sparked by an absolute dime of […]

Opening night in the NBA is a time to celebrate the accomplishments of last year’s champion, as the ring ceremony and banner reveal always steals the show. The Denver Nuggets celebrated their first championship in team history one more time Tuesday night and they did so in front of the Los Angeles Lakers, the team […]

Nikola Jokic and the rest of his Denver Nuggets teammates were flying high after receiving their championship rings on Tuesday night before they topped the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2023-24 NBA season opener, but Jokic hasn’t forgotten what basketball is all about: “I think it's amazing to see how many lives we impact just […]

Shaquille O’Neal knows how hard it is to be a star in the NBA. This is why the former superstar shows his love and support to the new stars of this league with every chance he gets. One star that he loves and jokes with a lot is Nikola Jokic. The Serbian master of basketball […]

It’s safe to say Magic Johnson was impressed by the Denver Nuggets’ performance in their season-opener against the Los Angeles Lakers. While Johnson certainly hoped that the Lakers would spoil the Nuggets’ ring and banner night, it’s hard for him not to give credit where it is due. Besides, Nikola Jokic and co. did play […]

The Denver Nuggets took care of business against the Los Angeles Lakers on NBA Opening Night for the 2023-24 season. The Nuggets beat LA 117-109 under the striking leadership of Nikola Jokic. Jokic notched a 29-point triple-double while defying Anthony Davis and LeBron James. Some have questioned Jokic’s love for the game of basketball after […]

The Nuggets knocked off the Lakers by a final score of 119-107 on Opening Night, sparked by a 29-point, 13-rebound, 11-assist performance from reigning Finals MVP Nikola Jokic. Afterward, Coach Michael Malone was in some kind of mood as he decided to share a surprising pun about Jokic that only diehard NBA fans will recognize. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Denver Nuggets in the first NBA game of the 2023-24 season. After wanting revenge from last season’s Western Conference Finals, the Lakers could not overcome the might of the Nuggets. In the 107-119 loss, Nikola Jokic wreaked havoc with a 29-point triple-double. Meanwhile, LeBron James and Anthony Davis […]

On Tuesday night, Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets opened up their NBA title defense 119-107 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, the same team they knocked out of the playoffs in the Western Conference Finals a year ago. Jokic was dominant on the evening, recording 29 points, 11 assists, and 13 rebounds in the […]

Last season, Nikola Jokic solidified himself as one of the top 10 centers in NBA history. He effectively eradicated the “regular season MVP” narrative that latched onto him the past couple of years, leading the Denver Nuggets to their first championship in franchise history. Although Jokic’s legacy is no longer in question, he can still […]

The Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers kick off the 2023-24 NBA season Wednesday night, with the Western Conference rivals squaring off in Mile High City. But before that, Nikola Jokic and company received their NBA championship rings for topping the league in the previous season. The reigning Finals MVP Nikola Jokic now has […]

The NBA season is finally upon us, and what a doozy the league gave the world on opening night to tipoff the 2023-24 season. The Denver Nuggets are receiving their rings against one of the teams they took down on their quest to a championship in the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers seem to remember […]

The NBA Most Valuable Player Award is the most prestigious individual accomplishment an NBA player can earn. The award earns you the Michael Jordan Trophy, named after the league’s greatest player ever. Recently, the rightful winner of the MVP has been one of the most talked about topics in sports. With so much star-studded talent […]

Winning a championship in the NBA is hard, but defending that title and going back-to-back is much harder, although it is far from impossible. In this article, we will look at how teams have followed up their championship performance in the following season. The Denver Nuggets won the NBA Finals for the first time in […]

The Denver Nuggets are fresh off an NBA Finals victory. It is no secret that superstar Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray led Denver to their championship. Stephen A. Smith took notice of the duo, ranking them atop his list of the best duos in the league heading into the 2023-24 season. “Jokic and Jamal Murray, […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, despite coming off a season in which they steamrolled the opposition en route to winning the franchise’s first-ever championship, still face a ton of disrespect on the regular. One instance in particular stood out to many analysts and fans on Twitter. With the season set to open on Tuesday […]

As the Mile High City eagerly awaits the tip-off of the 2023-24 NBA season, the Denver Nuggets find themselves at a pivotal point in their franchise history. Fresh off earning their franchise-first NBA Championship, Nikola Jokic and co. are still hungry for more. Are they poised to repeat as champions? Is this the start of […]

The defending NBA champions are set the raise their first banner. After winning the NBA Finals for the first time during the 2022-23 season, the Denver Nuggets will start off the NBA action for the 2023-24 season. They have the first game of the NBA Opening Night and will be taking on the rival Los […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic has leaned into his persona of apathy, content with giving the media the impression that he could not care less about basketball, he just so happened to be good at it. And for a second, many believed that even New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum was fooled by this mask […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are currently preparing to begin their title defense when the NBA season tips off in just a few days. Although Jokic established himself as the undisputed best player (in most objective pundits’ eyes, at least) in the NBA after his recent postseason run with the Nuggets, some are already […]

The front-runner for the MVP for yet another season is the newly crowned NBA Champion, Nikola Jokic. Coming off of a 24.5 point, 11.8 rebounds, and 9.8 assists per game season, Jokic has all the momentum in the world. In addition, it helps that the Denver Nuggets had minimal roster turnover in the off-season, so […]

The Denver Nuggets don’t need any young players to breakout for the 2023-24 NBA season, as there’s plenty of talent on the roster surrounding Nikola Jokic. But that doesn’t mean one of Denver’s young players won’t breakout anyway. After earning trust last postseason and fitting in seamlessly next to the team’s core of stars, the […]

FanDuel currently has the Denver Nuggets with the third-best odds to win the 2024 NBA championship, despite entering the 2023-24 season as the defending NBA champions. The Nuggets sit behind the Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics, who both made blockbuster moves to get better this offseason. Nonetheless, Denver still parades the best player in […]

There are so many talented players in the NBA right now, which is why it is extremely hard to compile a list ranking everyone against each other. However, that is exactly what we have done at ClutchPoints, as we have slowly revealed our Top 100 players list week-by-week with the start of the 2023-24 season […]

The Serbian basketball revenge tour could be coming in 2024 in Paris. Bozidar Maljkovic, who is the President of the Olympic Committee of Serbia, went on record during a recent interview with AS.com, that Denver Nuggets superstar big man Nikola Jokic will be part of the country’s hoops team in the 2024 Paris Olympics (h/t […]

Will it be Nikola Jokic or Joel Embiid? What about Giannis Antetokounmpo? These questions have dominated the NBA’s MVP conversation in recent years and will once again be focal points entering the 2023-24 season, a year that will be filled with high-level basketball. There is a ton of talent spread across the league right now, […]

Who is the best player in the NBA? The time has finally come for us to answer this question. Over the last nine weeks, we have been examining the Top 100 players in the league as the 2023-24 season draws near. MVP candidates such as Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry, and LeBron […]

The 2023-24 NBA season is just around the corner. The offseason drama is nearly done, as stars are on their new teams, and the preseason is underway. Fans may never agree on who the best player of all time is, or even who the best player in the league at any given time is, but […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic is no stranger to knocking down incredibly difficult shots. On Sunday evening, the Nuggets hosted the Chicago Bulls as part of NBA preseason action, and early on Jokic reminded fans of just what a tough shot maker he is. Just seconds into the contest, Jokic found himself working in an […]

Nikola Jokic is voted by various general managers in a survey by the NBA as most likely to win the Kia MVP award this season over the likes of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, and others. Besides being predicted to win the award, the annual NBA GM survey also saw executives vote Nikola Jokic […]

Nailing the center position in your fantasy basketball draft is one of the most important things you’ll have to do as a fantasy manager, as there’s a big drop-off in quality and a lack of depth around the league if you miss on your starting pick. In order to protect against that, we’ve identified the […]

The center position in the NBA has undergone a lot of changes. Once the premier position in the league for decades, the emergence of the 3-point shot diminished the importance of the five. Now, the center position has undergone a resurgence. A center has won the MVP in each of the last three seasons, and […]